Information regarding the HSC examination in Korean Continuers from 2012
A decision made by the Board of Studies in December 2010 has resulted in changes to the HSC Korean Continuers examination in 2012 and beyond. In the Korean Continuers HSC examination in 2012 and beyond:
- the written examination will be worth 80 marks and the oral examination 20 marks
- in the written examination, Section I: Listening and responding will be worth 25 marks and will consist of one part only, rather than two parts, which is currently the case
- Section II: Reading and responding will be worth 40 marks. There will be two questions in Part A with questions phrased in English for a response in English. In Part B there will be one extended response question phrased in English for a response in Korean
- in Section III: Writing in Korean there will be two questions rather than one question which is currently the case. The questions will be phrased in English for a response in Korean. The first question will be worth 5 marks and will require students to write an informative or descriptive response of approximately 180 ja in Korean. The second question will be worth 10 marks. There will be a choice of two tasks, both of which will require the same text type. Students will be required to write an evaluative, persuasive or reflective response of approximately 500 ja in Korean
- the oral examination will consist of a Conversation only, not a Conversation and Discussion, as is currently the case. The Conversation will be worth 20 marks. Students are no longer required to undertake an in-depth study.
Questions in the 2012 Korean Continuers HSC examination will contain the same range of item types as in the past. The objectives, outcomes and content of this course have not changed. Working through past HSC examinations would be a valuable part of a student’s preparation program for the 2012 HSC examination in this course. The nature, format and particular emphasis of questions may change from year to year. It is important that students read and respond to the questions in examinations rather than prepare a response to a preconceived idea of what the question will entail.
The rubrics that apply to Korean Continuers ensure that, in the marking of responses, due emphasis is placed on the structure and organisation of responses, the quality of the arguments and explanations, and the relevance of the content to the question asked.